Siem Reap archive: Angkor temples, tour bus stories, and fleeting encounters. Travel reflections from Cambodia’s gateway to the ancient ruins.
As of May 2025, I’ve been to 33 world heritage sites. However, I lost my Ha Long Bay photos that I took on 2007-10-22, because of the shutdown of WebShots :(. Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba Archipelago (672, natural, 1994), Quang Ninh and Hai Phong, Vietnam Hoi An Ancient Town (948, cultural,1999), Quang Nam, Vietnam Angkor […]
🤝💖🌟 In the world there are many people that you probably don’t really like despite being friends for so long. But there are some people, you can keep in mind for a lifetime though it’s just a lukewarm relationship. // 世界上有许多人，你一辈子都在交往，也许你一辈子也没真正喜欢。但有些人，也许只有半面之缘，你却能够在心里默念一辈子。 Shìjiè shàng yǒu xǔduō rén, nǐ yībèizi dōu zài jiāowǎng, yěxǔ nǐ yībèizi yě […]
🚶♂️🔗💭 Those who do not move do not notice their chains. // 那些不动的人,不会注意到他们的锁链。 Nàxiē bù dòng de rén, bù huì zhùyì dào tāmen de suǒliàn. // Na ta bất động đích nhân, bất hội chú ý đáo tha môn đích tỏa liên. // Những người không di chuyển không nhận thấy xiềng xích của họ. […]
I’d been to Cambodia with a friend once before, in February 2008, just a few months before Vietnam and Cambodia agreed on visa exemption for ordinary passport holders. At that time, we had our passport glued with a paper visa and paid 20 USD at the Moc Bai border gate. This time I went with […]